On Monday my class and I had an opportunity to go and visit the National Park in Salem. While on the trip I learned a lot about the custom house in which inside we learned a lot about how they weighed goods. We seen the original Eagle that was first made and had the 13 original stars on the original flag. My group was responsible for learning about the middle class it was amazing to be able to learn about the middle class house. It was also important that the Ranger was able to answer all my questions about the middle class. I was very curious to learn how they were able to keep track of all the people who had live their before. She told me that they did this by the fact that a hundred or more years they did not have trash trucks. Which meant they just would throw the trash in the backyard and barry it. This meant that archeologists would dig through the yard and fine evidence of who once lived there.

Middle Class House

Custom House

My Drawing 

Below you will find a link about the NPS

https://www.nps.gov/sama/learn/historyculture/narbonne.htm

What struck me the most is the smell of the salt water and how in the middle of where the water was there was this brown house. It smelled like an ocean and I was curious how the how go there. The stories Tracy the Ranger shared about how strict the people were about spices. This makes me grateful for today that there is no issue when it comes to having seasoning and spices. The way the Ranger went through the stories she told them in an excitement voice and very informative.

This impacted my sense of place because I learn that Salem is full of history and I plan to contribute to this very history. It is important to know the history of where you are when figuring how to build your sense of place.

Questions?

What other historic Restaurants and hangouts in Salem?

Salem in 310!!

Reds Sandwich Shop

I found interesting the restaurant Reds Sandwich shop because when the speaker was talking about it the place seem like an amazing place because of how it just brought so many people together. The idea that the restaurant has been around for 50 years and how real and honest everyone was there. Now days we cannot be honest because we always have to worry how what we say will affect others. It just shows how times have changed also when he talked about the many people that he met. Salem just seems like a very welcoming city and a place anyone can meet long lasting friends.

http://redssandwichshop.com/Contact_Us.html

During the visit there were some great questions.

“Where are places to go to get a gig?”

He answered, “to go downtown Salem to some of the local restaurants like Black Lobsters and a bunch more because they are always looking for people to play.”

I really would enjoy to learn about the witch museum and also about the history of witches in Salem. Since we are go to school and for some of us living in Salem it is very intriguing.

The visitor discussed the Hawthorne Hotel check out this hotel in the link below

http://www.hawthornehotel.com 

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Doing my homework helped because I had background on what they were going to be talking to talk about so I felt prepared for the discussion. It did make the discussion more interesting because I could research the different places and prepare questions.

The had a great meaning of me developing my sense of place in college whether it be here in Salem or somewhere else. That if you are accepting of the situation and meet the right people you can end of really learning about where you are and make the best of the experience. The thing that made the speakers affective when they shared their own personal experiences gave us a chance to personally relate to them.

It impacted my engagement greatly because I was paying attention I could’ve done better by asking questions but I feel that a lot of my questions they answered when they were talking they were very thorough. I would rate myself a 3 because I did pay attention but I did not ask any questions .